Ronnie Milsap launches #1 Tour in June
"It's great news for the fans and myself," said Milsap. "With GAC partnering with me on this 2008 tour, the fans will not only have the opportunity to see me live but also have access via GAC and their website." Beginning in June and running through the end of the year, GAC will publicize the tour via on-air mentions and promotions and its website for streaming interviews and features from the tour. GAC's "Master Series" with Bill Cody will mention the tour on-air and shoot in studio or on location from the tour.
"GAC has sponsored many tours but this opportunity allowed us to tie our Master Series show directly to an artist with so many number one hits," says Scott Durand, vice president of marketing for GAC." GAC's Master Series focuses on the great artists and their songs, and Ronnie's tour was a perfect fit."
Tour dates are:
June 20 - Wendover, Nev. - Peppermill Casino
June 24 - Friant, CA - Table Mountain Rancheria
June 25 - Pleasanton, CA - Alameda County Fairgrounds
June 28 - Sterling, CO - Logan County Stadium
July 11 - Atlanta - Chastain Amphitheater
July 17 - Nashville - Crossroads Children's Chorus Festival - Grand Ole Opry House
July 19 - Fort Worth, TX - Billy Bob's
July 24 - Janesville, WI - Rock Country 4H
July 25 - El Cajon, CA - Sycuan Casino & Resort
July 28 - Gillette, WY - Campbell County Fair
Aug. 2 - Robinsonville, MS - Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
Aug. 3 - Davenport, IA - Mississippi Valley River
Aug. 14-15 - Hankinson, ND - Dakota Magic Casino
Aug. 16 - Aberdeen, SD - Brown County Fair
Aug. 31 - Thief River Falls, MN - Kick'n Up Kountry Music Festival
Sept. 6 - Alma, AR - Alma Performing Arts Center
Sept. 12 - Gulfport, MS - Island View Casino Resort
Sept. 13 - Harvey, LA - Boomtown Casino
Sept. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico State Fair - Tingley Coliseum
Oct. 4 - Hazard, KY - Hal Rogers Forum
Oct. 16 - Hamlet, NC - Richmond Community College - Cole Auditorium
Oct. 25 - Tucson, AZ - Desert View Performing Arts Theater
Dec. 6 - Choctaw, MS - Silver Star Hotel & Casino Convention Center
Dec. 9-10 - Las Vegas, NV - Golden Nugget Showroom
Dec. 11 - Parker, AZ - Blue Water Resort
More news for Ronnie Milsap
- 06/06/23: Milsap slates final Nashville show
- 09/23/21: "Christmas with Ronnie Milsap" sees the light of decade more than three decades later
- 04/30/21: Rhett, Milsap release new discs
- 10/07/20: Milsap readies his take on Xmas classic
- 01/18/19: Milsap, Johnson, Greensky Bluegrass drop new music
- 12/18/18: Milsap announces 76 for 76 tour
- 10/01/18: Milsap "Duets"
- 04/22/14: Milsap, Cochran, Wiseman to join country hall
CD reviews for Ronnie Milsap
There was a time when Ronnie Milsap's soulful approach to making country music was controversial. Some thought he was too pop. However, compared to contemporary country music, Milsap now sounds more traditional than ever. No matter where Milsap has fit along the country spectrum, though, he has always been a great singer. Now, with "A Better Word for Love," Milsap's voice sounds like it hasn't diminished even one little bit.
Listen to the way Milsap sometimes growls ...
Is Ronnie Milsap proud of his age? For a clue, look no further than the name of his "76 for 76" Tour. There are some other numbers the North Carolina native is probably fond of, such as 40 number 1 records or 6 Grammys. Milsap's qualifications for the Country Music Hall of Fame were such a no-brainer they left electors with no brains. The injustice was rectified when Milsap was finally inducted in 2014. The primary hitmaking days are now a distant memory, but the blind piano man ...
Quick, what guy compiled 40 number one country singles, recorded with everybody from Ray Charles to Elvis, but has yet to be enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame? Yes, it's Ronnie Milsap, now in his 70s, just like Merle Haggard (who was inducted 20 years ago). Clearly, the ornery outlaws get more attention than the nice guy romantics. And it doesn't help that Milsap has always been interested in many different flavors of music, from '70s Philadelphia Soul to '50s doo-wop. ...
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